The Road Traffic (Owner Liability) Regulations 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/2546
• Sections: 6

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Owner Liability) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 16th October 2000.

Section 2

The forms contained in Schedule 1 to these Regulations or forms to the like effect may be used for the purposes of sections 62 to 68 of the Act.

Section 3

The particulars contained in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are hereby prescribed for the purpose of section 66(8) of the Act (particulars to be contained in hiring agreements).

Section 4

The Road Traffic (Owner Liability) Regulations 1975 and the Road Traffic (Owner Liability) (Scotland) Regulations 1975 are hereby revoked.

A Particulars of person signing statement of liability*

Full Name.

Date of birth.

Permanent Address.

Address at time of hiring (if different from 3 above and stay is likely to be more than two months from date of hiring).

Details of driving licence:

country where issued (if not UK),

serial number or driver’s number,

date of expiry (which should be no later than date specified in B7 below).

* Where the statement of liability is in Part II of form H, the full name and address of the person by or on whose behalf the statement of liability was signed should be supplied together with the date on which it was signed. If the person taking possession of the vehicle is not the same as the person by or on whose behalf the statement was signed, the full name of that person should also be supplied (if known).

B Particulars of hiring agreements

Registration mark of vehicle hired under the hiring agreement.

Make and model of vehicle hired under the hiring agreement.

Registration mark of any vehicle substituted for the above during the currency of the hiring agreement.

Make and model of any vehicle substituted for the above during the currency of the hiring agreement.

Time and date of any change of vehicle.

Time and date of commencement of original hiring period.

Expected time and date of expiry of original hiring period.

Time and date of commencement of authorised extension of hiring period.

Expected time and date of expiry of authorised extension of hiring period.

Actual time and date of return of vehicle (or when vehicle returned out of hours time and date on which vehicle-hire firm next opened for business).

† This requirement applies only to the vehicle hire firm’s copy of the hiring agreement.